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Yeva’s story: 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee turned author meets Michael Morpurgo
Yeva Skalietska was just 12-years-old when Russia invaded her homeland.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: First UN aid convoy reaches border
The frantic hunt for survivors in the devastating earthquake last week which has so far claimed 38,000 lives in Turkey and Syria is slowing to a trickle as the clamour for aid and equipment intensifies.
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FactCheck: 200 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children still missing from UK hotels – what the government has said explained
What is the government doing about asylum-seeking children going missing from hotels and who is legally responsible for their welfare? Here’s what we know so far.
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Holocaust survivor says we should be ‘kinder to refugees’
Now survivors of the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau have gathered to commemorate the 78th anniversary of its liberation – as events were held around the world to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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How Ukrainian refugees are handling cultural integration in ethnically diverse areas of the UK
Just over a hundred thousand Ukrainians have sought refuge in the UK – the vast majority of them women and children.
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The Ukrainian refugees facing homelessness at Christmas
An increasing number of Ukrainian families in the UK may find themselves homeless this Christmas, the government’s been warned.
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‘It smells of death, destruction and fear’: A Ukrainian refugee’s journey back home
Ukraine has warned citizens to expect even longer blackouts, after more energy infrastructure was damaged by Russian attacks.
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Could Ukrainian refugees be asked to leave their host families?
More than 80,000 refugees fleeing the fighting have been taken in by British hosts .
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Hosting Ukrainian refugees: what happens when it goes wrong?
It’s been five months since the invasion of Ukraine began – and almost as long since the launch of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, in which people fleeing war could be matched with host families in the UK.
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Tory leadership race: Truss and Sunak vow to crackdown on migration
The final two Tory leadership contenders have moved on from arguing over tax cuts and economic policy to pushing a tough line on illegal migration.
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Russia threatens to close last UN humanitarian aid route to Syria
Russia has also threatened to veto a UN resolution that guarantees the entry of international aid to Syria’s rebel-held areas in Idlib and Aleppo provinces. That would close down the last UN humanitarian aid route into Syria.
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From Ukraine to Wales: How an outdoor activity centre became a home for refugees
Thousands of miles from their families, but protected from the war that forced them from their homes, more than 200 Ukrainians have found a new temporary home in an outdoor activity centre in rural Wales.
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East London hosts royal street party for refugees
Among the thousands of street parties up and down the country, Leytonstone in East London has been hosting a special celebration aimed at refugees who’ve been welcomed here from around the world after fleeing war and conflict from Ukraine and Afghanistan, to Syria and the Caribbean.
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Home Office refuses to rule out Ukrainian and Afghanistan refugees being deported to Rwanda
A Home Office minister has refused to rule out the possibility that refugees from Ukraine or Afghanistan could be deported to Rwanda under the government’s new policy.
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Home Office admits LGBTQ refugees sent to Rwanda could face ‘ill-treatment’
The Home Office has admitted that LGBTQ refugees who are sent to Rwanda could face ill treatment – but said government plans to relocate people to the east African country would continue.